Well this week has just been wonderful! Seriously.
Tuesday was zone meeting and President Van Cott was there, which I loved. He said things that I really needed to hear. We went out on splits that night with the R2 ward. Wednesday night was with the IE ward. We were able to invite a lot of people to the IE ward party on Saturday
Thursday we went on Exchanges. I went with Sister Jones to Colton. Sister Jones is a saint! She is very in tune with the spirit, and she LOVES everyone. I didn't tell her it was my birthday on Friday until later Thursday evening. She was sorry we did exchanges on my Birthday, but I was so glad. I really like Exchanges, I learn a ton and I always am uplifted, so it really was one of the best birthday presents ever.
We came home that night and I came out of the bathroom and she was whipping up some brownies. As a missionary, surprises are kind of limited since you have to be in sight and sound.. except in the bathroom. So she also had a sign that she hung up in there for me..
Friday was a great day. We went and walked and picked up trash on our way to go see some people. We were walking down the street and waving at people. Someone waved and he looked kind of familiar. We kept walking,but then we stopped and looked back and he had pulled over to the side. We went back to talk to him, it was the husband of a Less-active we had met in Yucaipa. He isn't a member, but he is the nicest man ever. it was so crazy to see him. I thought it might have been him, but the car wasn't one I had seen at their house before. So anyways he was on his way to buy an RV. Of all the random people to see and of all the random places to see them.
Later that day we saw someone wearing a Yucaipa shirt and we talked to her. We found out she used to live there and she lived in the boundaries of my ward,but still works there. Cool random connections.
Saturday was the Ward Picnic. It was actually in Rancho, which is out of our mission, but in our area so we got to go. There was also a baptism happening at the building for a member of our wards dad, who lives in Rancho. He came to Lea's baptism last week and since we were at the church for the party, we stopped in to watch his. We also escorted some investigators who after getting some food were really there for the baptism and were looking for "their Sister missionaries". I have a friend Sister Stouffer, from college who is serving in the Rancho mission and I wondered if I would run into someone that knew her there.. I didn't think I would actually see her. She was there! So that was cool to be able to say hi to her.
Sunday was the Primary Program in the IE ward. In Samoa they call it "White Sunday" and all the kids wear white. It was amazing. And the whole Penn family was there! Alex and Brandon and Maria and Ola. They came to the ward picnic and committed to come to church. This isn't the first time they all have been, but it is since we have been here. They are just awesome. They are progressing, slowly, but we have seen a change in them since we came. They are going to a members home for FHE tonight and we are going to go with them.
I think that is about it for this week!
I love you all!
Love,
Sister Gardner
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